ADDITIONAL REVIEWER
inmate ratio is 1:80; and f) Behavior
 BJMP AND BUCOR
 GOOD CONDUCT TIME ALLOWANCE
 EVERYTHING IN THE PPT
 NATIONAL PENITENTIARIES
ART. 29. Period of preventive imprisonment
deducted from term of imprisonment. –
Offenders or accused who have undergone
preventive imprisonment shall be credited in
the service of their sentence consisting of
deprivation of liberty, with the full time during
which they have undergone preventive
imprisonment if the detention prisoner agrees
voluntarily in writing after being informed of the
effects thereof and with the assistance of
counsel to abide by the same disciplinary rules
imposed upon convicted prisoners.
Detainee – an inmate who is undergoing
investigation/trial or awaiting final judgment.
Detainee’s Manifestation if he/she agrees to
abide by the same disciplinary rules imposed
upon convicted inmates. Otherwise, the warden
issues a certification under oath manifesting
that the inmate was apprised of the provision of
Art 29 of the RPC as amended and refused to
abide by the same;
Increase of Personnel. The BuCor shall maintain
the custodial personnel-to-inmate ratio of 1:7
for three (3) shifts and reformation personnel-
to-inmate ratio of 1:24 for one (1) shift.
The reformation ratio is broken down into the
following:
a) Moral and Spiritual personnel-to-inmate ratio
is 1:240; b) Education and Training personnel-to-
inmate ratio is 1:120; c) Work and Livelihood
personnel-to-inmate ratio is 1:180; d) Sports
and Recreation personnel-to-inmate ratio is
1:225; e) Health and Welfare personnel-to-
Modification personnel-to-inmate ratio is 1:150.
PROMOTION SYST
Contraband was commonly described in the
past as any material that might be used for an
escape or used to take advantage of other
inmates. Such items as matches, money,
pornographic pictures, guns, drugs and tools are
generally considered as contraband. Any item
can be placed on the list of contraband if it is
perceived as a threat to orderly operation of jail
or prison. At present, contraband is described as
any item found on the inmate or in his
possession or in his dorm that is not specifically
authorized by the rules.
A “shakedown”- been examined for contraband
Illegal contraband - unlawful in itself and not
because of some extraneous circumstance (i.e.
dangerous drugs, weapons, potential weapons,
explosives);
nuisance contraband - are those that may not
be classified as illegal under the law but are
forbidden by jail rules (i.e. cellphone, money or
other commodities of exchange such as jewelry,
appliances and gadgets, excessive wearing
apparels and sleeping paraphernalia.
Intoxicating liquors, cigarettes, pornographic
materials, gambling paraphernalia and other
products that are considered vices).
Expensive Jewelry is NOT ALLOWED but if it’s
INEXPENSIVE it is ALLOWED
PUNISHABLE ACTS - An inmate is strictly
prohibited from committing any of the following
acts: 1. MINOR OFFENSES: a. Selling or bartering
with fellow inmate(s) those items not classified
as contraband; b. Rendering personal service to
fellow inmate(s); Untidy or dirty personal
appearance; d. Littering or failing to maintain
cleanliness and orderliness in his/her quarters
and/or surroundings; e. Making frivolous or
groundless complaints; f. Taking the cudgels for
or reporting complaints on behalf of other
inmates; g. Reporting late for inmate formation
and inmate headcount without justifiable
reasons; and h. Willful waste of food. 2. LESS
GRAVE OFFENSES: a. Failure to report for work
detail without sufficient justification; b. Failure
to render assistance to an injured personnel or
inmate; c. Failure to assist in putting out fires
inside the jail; d. Behaving improperly or acting
boisterously during religious, social and other
group functions; e. Swearing, cursing or using
profane or defamatory language directed at
other persons; f. Malingering or pretending to
be sick to skip work assignment; g. Spreading
rumors or malicious intrigues to besmirch the
honor of any person, particularly BJMP
personnel; h. Failure to stand at attention and
give due respect when confronted by or
reporting to any BJMP personnel; i. Forcing
fellow inmates to render personal service to
him/her and/or to others; j. Exchanging
uniforms or wearing clothes other than those
issued to him/her for the purpose of
circumventing jail rules; k. Loitering or being in
an unauthorized place; l. Using the telephone
without authority from the desk officer/warden;
m. Writing, defacing, or drawing on walls, floors
or any furniture or equipment; n. Withholding
information, which may be inimical or
prejudicial to the jail administration; o.
Possession of lewd or pornographic literature
and/or photographs; p. Absence from cell,
brigade, place of work during headcount, or at
any time without justifiable reason; and q.
Failure to turn over any implement/article/s
issued after work detail. 3. GRAVE OFFENSES: a.
Making untruthful statements or lies in any
official communication, transaction, or
investigation; b. Keeping or concealing keys or
locks of places in the jail which are off-limits to
inmates; c. Giving gifts, selling, or bartering
items with jail personnel; d. Keeping in his/her
possession money, jewelry, cellular phones or
other communication devices and other items
classified as contraband under the rules; e.
Tattooing others or allowing him/her to be
tattooed on any part of the body, or keeping any
paraphernalia to be used in tattooing; f. Forcibly
taking or extorting money from fellow inmates
and visitors; g. Punishing or inflicting injury or
any harm upon himself/herself or other
inmates; h. Receiving, keeping, taking or
drinking liquor and prohibited drugs; i. Making,
improvising or keeping any kind of deadly
weapon; j. Concealing or withholding
information on plans of attempted escapes; k.
Unruly conduct and flagrant disregard for
discipline and instructions; Escaping, attempting
or planning to escape from the institution or
from any guard; m. Helping, aiding or abetting
others to escape; n. Fighting, causing any
disturbance or participating therein and/or
agitating to cause such disturbance or riot; o.
Indecent, immoral or lascivious acts by
himself/herself or others and/or allowing
himself/herself to be the subject of such
indecent, immoral or lascivious acts; p. Willful
disobedience to a lawful order issued by any
BJMP personnel; q. Assaulting any BJMP
personnel; r. Damaging any government
property or equipment; s. Participating in
kangaroo court, an unauthorized or irregular
court conducted with disregard for or
perversion of legal procedures as a mock court
by the inmates in a jail/prison; t. Affiliating with
any gang or faction whose main purpose is to
foment regionalism or to segregate themselves
from others; u. Failing to inform the authorities
concerned when afflicted with any
communicable disease, such as tuberculosis,
sexually-transmitted diseases, etc.; v. Engaging
in gambling or any game of chance; w.
Committing any act which violates any law or
ordinance, in which case, he/she shall be
prosecuted criminally in accordance with law;
and x. Committing any act prejudicial to good
order and discipline.